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Live blog: Milwaukee Bucks at Minnesota Timberwolves

7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30

Journal Sentinel sportswriter Charles Gardner will provide some of his insights and analysis during the game. For score updates, check the live box above. You can also check out the full NBA scoreboard at jsonline.com/nbascores

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Kevin Love will give it a go for the Timberwolves tonight despite a stomach illness. Minnesota starters are J.J. Barea, Luke Ridnour, Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic and Josh Howard. Wolves without Andrei Kirilenko due to back spasms.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:08:12 AM

My seat moved to the corner. Loved the old one close to the Bucks bench. Malcolm Lee also out for Minnesota with sore left groin, just reported by Minnesota PR's Mike Cristaldi.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:09:58 AM

Brandon Jennings shows up with red headband tonight.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:10:41 AM

Rookie John Henson guarding Love to start game.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:11:33 AM

Henson with two tip-ins early. Make that three.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:15:34 AM

Henson already with four rebounds. Harris misses first three shots but gets fouled by Pekovic on a drive. Harris hits both free throws.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:17:06 AM

Bucks lead, 17-16, with 5:54 left. Minnesota going to line after timeout. Henson with six points and five rebounds in first 6 minutes. Love and Pekovic each with five points for Timberwolves.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:20:13 AM

Howard hits both free throws. Harris picks up second foul with 3:54 left and Mike Dunleavy replaces him. Larry Sanders in for Dalembert.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:25:05 AM

Jennings steals ball from Barea along sideline and it leads to a fast break and two free throws for Henson. Sanders blocks Pekovic inside on successive shots but Bucks fail to convert on other end. Bucks lead, 26-23, with 2:14 left in quarter.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:28:40 AM

Ekpe Udoh and Beno Udrih in for the Bucks.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:30:03 AM

Bucks lead after one quarter, 30-29, led by Henson with eight points and Ellis and Jennings with seven each. Pekovic playing role of Bucks killer again with 12 points and eight rebounds.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:34:32 AM

Bucks are 4-2 on the road this year and the losses were to Miami in overtime and in a close one in Charlotte.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:38:20 AM

Sanders active on defensive end. He was credited with five blocks in first quarter.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:41:15 AM

Former Badger Greg Stiemsma playing pick-and-roll game with Ridnour. It leads to a Ridnour jumper but Doron Lamb hits two buckets and Milwaukee within 38-36 with 8:12 left in half.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:43:11 AM

Dunleavy struggling with his outside shot. So he drives and gets fouled. Makes both free throws.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:47:53 AM

Bucks bench not so effective in second quarter. Starters back except Sanders in for Dalembert.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 1:53:03 AM

Barea hits a three at the end of the first half to give the Wolves a 57-47 lead. Bucks allowed 58 in first half on Wednesday to New York. Barea leaned in and sank it after Jennings drove for a basket with 3.6 seconds left. Pekovic and Love with 12 points each and Barea has 11. Ellis has 11 for Bucks and Jennings and Henson each with 10.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:05:46 AM

Three-point shooting hurting Bucks. Timberwolves entered game as league's worst three-point shooting team but go 4 for 6 from beyond arc in first half. Bucks are 2 for 7 from three and bench is 0 for 4.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:07:13 AM

Alexey Shved 2 for 3 from three while Love is 1 for 2 and Barea 1 of 1.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:07:58 AM

Also Bucks outscored at line, 11-7. Wolves are 11 for 16 at free throw line and Bucks are 7 for 8. Bucks shooting 38.8% overall (19 of 49) and Wolves at 47.7% (21 of 44).

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:09:39 AM

No Ersan Ilyasova in first half - did not play a minute.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:17:06 AM

Udoh and Sanders got backup minutes and Henson played 16 minutes. Sanders had six blocks in half.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:18:40 AM

Harris misses rebound attempt and is 0 for 6.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:21:00 AM

Actually 0 for 7.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:21:26 AM

Harris finally gets a basket on offensive rebound to make it 60-51 Wolves.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:23:08 AM

Good strip by Harris and Ellis converts with left-handed layup.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:24:54 AM

Henson picks up fourth foul with 8:39 left in third, goes for Love head fake. Udoh in to guard Love.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:26:48 AM

Wolves lead, 63-54, with 5:56 left in third. Love with 13 and 10 despite illness and has played 21 minutes. Pekovic also already has double-double with 12 and 11.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:30:54 AM

Bucks shooting 36% and Wolves down to 42%.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:31:48 AM

Bucks go on 7-0 run to close gap to 63-61 as Dunleavy sinks a three after Sanders follows a Jennings miss. Udoh also had a block and two free throws during the spurt.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:39:30 AM

Love went to bench and looked exhausted after already playing 23 minutes.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:40:19 AM

Udrih goes for a steal and just misses it, thought he was fouled by Barea. Instead Barea hits a jumper to give Wolves a 68-63 lead entering fourth quarter. Bucks trimmed five points off their halftime deficit and held Minnesota to 11 points in the quarter. But Bucks had just 16 points in period.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:45:24 AM

Bucks open fourth with reserves. Lamb in for Ellis and he scores off Dunleavy assist. Sanders another block on Stiemsma.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:47:44 AM

Love back in lineup for Wolves. Udrih hits a jumper to make it 70-69.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:50:12 AM

Bucks had a chance to take lead but Udoh committed a turnover and Shved drove for a basket and a 72-69 Minnesota lead. Timeout with 8:45 left.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:51:49 AM

Udrih injured as he drives to basket and goes into camera crew under the hoop. Appears to be a right leg injury. He was helped off floor and someone will have to shoot his two free throws.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:57:45 AM

So Rick Adelman chooses Minnesota native Joel Przybilla to shoot the two foul shots. He misses the first. And the second. Then he commits a foul and leaves game.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 2:58:56 AM

Now Dunleavy with an offensive foul. Nothing going right for Bucks.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 3:00:13 AM

Shved hits a big three for a 75-69 Wolves lead.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 3:01:09 AM

Udrih injury did not look good. Adelman calls a timeout to give Love a blow. Love has 15 and 14 and Minnesota has a 77-69 lead.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 3:02:53 AM

Dunleavy just 2 for 9 and frustrated. Harris 1 for 9 so 3 for 18 from small forward position.

by Charles Gardner12/1/2012 3:04:53 AM

Big turning point when Udrih was injured and Przybilla had to take the free throws. Minnesota spurted in front at that point. Now 83-74 with 3:44 left.

The Bucks pulled within 70-69 early in the fourth quarter, but guard Beno Udrih injured his right leg on a drive and had to leave the game. That came with the score 72-69.

Minnesota coach Rick Adelman picked Joel Przybilla off the Bucks bench to shoot the free throws when Udrih could not, and Przybilla missed both. The Timberwolves then scored nine straight points to take an 81-69 lead.

Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis each scored 18 points for the Bucks and forward Larry Sanders contributed a triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and a career-best 10 blocks.

Shved hit a three to give the Timberwolves a 75-69 lead and Love scored on a rebound as Minnesota started to pull away.

The Bucks shot just 36.6% overall as they hit 34 of 93 attempts while Minnesota shot 39.1% on 34 of 87.